erie Exercises 23 ‘Complete each sentence using one pair of verbs from the box. Use either was / were + past participle + -ing or past simple + being + past participl avoid-take deny-involve _face- expel d-wander -keep—wait- leave-hold observe—hide remember-bite _resent-give _ send - tumble 1 Inger ..mas. kept waiting .. for over three hours when she went for her dental appointment. 2 When the police first questioned him, Wayne in the robbery. 31 ‘the baby while Karen went to answer the door. 4 When | woke up in hospital, | by the snake but nothing after that. 5 They prisoner by pretending to be dead. 6 Theman a suspicious package under a seat in the train. 7 When the bike hit her, Ana to the ground. 8 Twoteenagers yesterday from school after they were found with over a hundred stolen mobile phones. 9 The man was taken to hospital when he lost and alone in the forest 10 Tarik had worked in the company for 30 years and he rather orders by people who had been there only weeks. Rewrite the sentences using one pair of words from the box. Use passive forms with past participle + -ing, past participle + to-infinitive, or past simple + being + past participle. ask—show- catch - shopli hate -tease mind - criti ing expect—attract _ hear—argue observe-enter —_require- complete 1. They wanted us to show our passports at the border. We were asked to, show. our passports at. the. border. 2. They could hear Emil and Laura shouting at each other next door. Emiland Laura 3 The other children made Ollie unhappy when they teased him Ollie 4 They saw the burglar getting into the museum through a window. The burglar 5 They think that over 20,000 people will go to the pop concert. The pop concert 6 They criticised her but she wasn’t unhappy about it. She 7 They said | had to fil in two copies of the customs declaration. 1 8 They caught Mrs Dee taking things from the shop. Mrs Dee aj Make passive sentences beginning with the italicised word(s). @ 1. Kay's questions began to irritate Marco, Marco began, to. be. irritated by. Kay's questions. (corresponding, meaning) 2. The team captain hopes to select Omar. 3 Alastair arranged to take Kathy to the station. 4 Critics have come to recognise Galdos as one of Spain's greatest novelists. 5 The south coast continues to attract holidaymakers. 6 Harris has agreed to interview the Finance Minister. Do the sentences you have written have a corresponding meaning to the original, or a different meaning? Look carefully at the tense in the sentences given. Additional exercise 6 (page 243) 47